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Sep 3: Peaceful Gathering potluck

This Saturday there will be a followup potluck to reflect on the Second Peaceful Gathering of Hands and discuss how we can keep this momentum rolling. We are asking for all creative minds to come together to build on the energy created August 14th - Everyone with input is welcome!

Between brainstorming, and collaborating, we will be building friendships, eating awesome food, and getting down to some crunchy jams :) So make sure to bring a dish to share (and utensils to eat with), instruments, drums, toys, friends, fresh ideas, and anything else you can think of.

The potluck is from 3-7 at First United Methodist Church in Oakland (Corner of Centre and Aiken). Click Here for a map and directions.

Who is Maren?

Maren Cooke is a planetary scientist by training, but now concentrates on science and environmental education and activism on climate change, air quality, land use, energy, and sustainability. She serves on the board of the Group Against Smog & Pollution (GASP), and works closely with other organizations including the Climate Reality Leadership Corps, Sierra Club, Grow Pittsburgh, Transition Pittsburgh, the Green Education Movement, CMU’s Institute for Green Science, and the City of Pittsburgh. She volunteers as an Urban Ecosteward, a Tree Tender, and a Master Gardener, and co-founded a nature education program and a school garden at a local school. She has helped create science curricula and train teachers, and has taught physics, astronomy, environmental science, and permaculture to people of all ages. She operates an urban microfarm, supplying organic produce to a local restaurant and garden plants to the surrounding community, and has been rebuilding her family’s home as a demonstration site for green building and green living. Maren also organizes and hosts Sustainability Salons, a monthly environmental education forum and community gathering now six years running.